A way to remove display modes?

[TheManko]

I have noticed that some games like Prototype seem to by default use the lowest supported refresh rate of the monitor. The idea behind this I assume is to maximize compatibility but this leads to my problem which is that on my Benq E2400 the lowest refresh rate in 1920*1080 is 29hz interlaced, so no matter what I do Prototype runs at 1080i!

Right now I'm running via DVI, but with HDMI this problem was even worse because Crysis and Crysis Warhead both did the same thing and ignored my desktop refresh rate and used 1080i instead of 1080P. This Benq monitor doesn't handle 1080i well so everything looks pretty messed up. When I run via DVI Crysis runs at 59hz instead but Prototype keeps running at 29hz interlaced.

I tried using reforce and refreshlock but both are useless in Windows 7, so is there just some simple way of removing the existence of these display modes from windows? I'm not the only one with this problem, because I found several forums posts of people using HDTVs that support 1080P 24hz and of course all these games default to 24hz and can't be set to 60hz anywhere.

I'm running Win 7 7100 with a Geforce 260 and 190.38 drivers.

[Lfctony]

Faced a similar problem when I connected my monitor using the HDMI cable. I switched to DVI. Still, it defaults to lower refresh rate than I would like... I am also interested in this. Can anyone lend a helping hand here? Running W7 and the 186.16s.


Thanks,
Tony.

[turdhat]

Probably require a regedit. BE CAREFUL ! I am not responsible if you mess up things.

Go to start/run and open regedit. Search for NV_MODES (its deep inside of hkey local machine). When you double click it remove the resolutions you dont want. Some appear twice so make sure to get both. Might not be a bad idea to export the registry key 1st or make a system restore point just to be on the safe side.

Here is my cleaned up version that only has resolutions my 50" Samsung supports. I edited mine so certain apps couldnt force my hdtv in to non-supported modes. Games should ALWAYS launch at desktop res on 1st run. How freaking hard would it be for devs to make this standard ? I think bioshock liked to defaut to 1280x1024 at launch and my hdtv said NOPE.. That is when I figured out this edit.

{*}S 720x480x8,16,32,64 1240x700x8,16,32,64 1280x720x8,16,32,64 1920x1080x8,16,32,64 640x480x8,16,32,64 800x600x8,16,32,64 1024x768x8,16,32,64;



Good luck and pm me if you have any issues.

[Lfctony]

Unfortunately I can't remove a refresh rate only from those... :(